The Sun. — London, England, 1808-01-14 00:00:00

Tuts morning arrived a Mail from Jamaica, bronght to Falmouth by the Princess Amelia Paclet; which sailed on the 03d November. His Majesty's ship Chichester was to sail from Jamaica for Eng land on :the 26th November. The Fleet for Great Britain, &c, was appointed JO sail on the 30th No- vcralit;r. , WE this morning received American Papers. Tho collowing are tbo most interesting articks they con- ~:.::+) N r ni , .ror, n I)Fc. n occurrence of .yesterday:'.l excited some interest, arising from the r64,11C. , ' ti6rt of a . recent ciretirbstance : • we shall state to our fit;:id,,f.rs tile particulars of the , ; occurrence," as thpy_ , 1 been rektted 'to us,: and as we believe to be cor.- reff. , i• • • A French seaman, belthiging to. the French Ship L'impeteux, • the Ship (liat s. ivas dst f rOyed by' the • Biitish ort thii 'coast; bnd , s4rne time since entered, at Baltimore, on board one' thO Guriboats •in • • the service of the' United States. Yesterday Ile 'deserted,. and got on beard the, Tender of the French Ship Le Patriot, declaring his wish . to return *tutu the service of his country . .. The 'Officer. coin,. mantling the Gun-boat 'diseevered and demanded the 'seamen, when . the French'. Officer refused to deliver him. .Scene disc,ltision was had, when the American Officer departed, 'under an ex . Lactation, or a promise, that • tbe Man shoOld' not be removed - until - the :affair could, be represented to *Commodore DecaTtnt. While the Officer was vn .hortrd the Chesapeake, waiting the orders of Conlin, ...lOW DECATUR, and for. a letter 'which he was then wr'lti,ng to" the- -French Con - inlander; the A', 4 l/ let's boarpassed with the seaman in question on board; upon. wit ieh orders *gm issued' ,by the • CoturnOclor; . 16 man one of the Chesapeake's'boats, cod pursue the Fr.Aidt bunt, with orders to his Of liter to encluitbrour to prevail on the French QffiCe( to return and come along-side The pealie, but to bring.the deserter .baCk ;Wall - events.' Upon the boat's getting aloft-side some altercation ensued, partly; •Weunderstand, by accident, and without, design to injure or offend. , , • Tito Frencli,ptlicer,, we., Undethatid, agreed to. Kann to the Choapeake. . Afterwards some corre-.. &ponder-ice took . plaCe between Commodore . D 1 OA "TOR and the Commander of. the Patriot, • thecoti 7 tents ambit:b we are not informedef.. We under- - stand that both OdiCers the aqe in reftv;ing, and the other insisting thLfresult, however; is, that the in in was taken and caiied.on -board, the Chew- . pefike, tivltere he'nov.- rein : alai:Wail the pleasure. of Government shall be known. .= '..• 13 LTIifOR u, ace. 6.---. Dispatches from Mr. IvfO tr- .rti hive been received atWashington, dates' rot,b (.. - J'Aober. A (renileerni of :respe6tabilily Tim; gliketi us the following ioforination ante tkir, cuntLuts, in . . the following letter„dati-.1 Wu4hington,l)cc. • " Letter. of the,. Oth , 061Olier was last . .night. received:from MaNtter:,lcophtining co pies of,, Notes, .whiCh yid wised bettveeti Mr.: 2 t t i NROE ' an d tl,es British Atinister, on theaubjeel Of 'the'' insult • offered 'United States in' the Case of the chestrpoke."—. They contain. no po;utg on which - a.deeisive judg ment cart be formed .rye to the,' ultimate deter minntion of the 'British Government.. I under ;rand, however, than an inie . reocrf "may be drawn t' tereupon, 'that they are .willing to disavow the • 1 conduct of AdMiral, BFR/CHLUY, and to make (What they conceive to be) a tell reparation for the insult on the national flag, whicl)lt,tr,, Aos4 (the Envoy) will be prepared to do -, but they will not agree to any security for the future safety of our Seamen, conneaed with such satisfadion. Th"cy will bold themselves ready to discuss, bet they ,insist that it must .he pettedly ieparate from thu , Chesapeake It is trot know* whether 'Aft-. floss is, in ease of his mission being successful, to . soceeed Mr. I'aSKINL or neA." • Nicw YORK, DEC. 1 G.---tt is stated from Wash iugton, that Congress are about investing the Presi dent with power to suspend The Non-iinporta tim ACt, if, in his opinion, the state of our relations ith Engtitni thoulci require such a tucasure.—Plii. hidelphia Pape?. When we stated in our Ifbt the circumstances Nst),cting Fietlch seamen, we Oki not know two, of 'the seaman belonging to the linited f,, tates ' wrviee had been, ,within a few days past, I kL,i d(:%; n on board the Patriot, but which we. are , , 1 ;43- , 11 authu;ity is A fati, whether by kirce orby their min consent 'we are not inform. ec;.—(Norfilk Ledger.) i5,..)311,1, • , Supiqqnetpary ,to the A et, - entitled " Act to tithliibit the ) 7 , inportation Of certain Goods, kVares, aud -.Merehan. cii ze. " Read al; hrst and second time, and committ p d to Committee of the whole House on Thursday. nekt. Sec. 1.-13eikenatied by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America; in. Congress assembiti,d, That nothing in. the A& to which ails is a Sui3plment, shall "be so construed alit° prohibit the importation of the .following arti-, cies, that is to say First—Wrappers and out s id e packages in which goods, the importation of which is' not prohibited, usually are and shall be wrapped or packed at the time of their importation. Second= -- Bags or sacks in which salt shall be lin= ported. ',Third.--Glass bottles or phials in which drugs, medicines, or any other article, the importation of which is not prohibited,' shall be imported. Fourth. , Printed books, maps, and charts. "Fifth.—Watches, mathematical, astronomical, and.surgical intrtunents. Sixth.4—Shalloons and.woollen stuffs. • Se&. e.—And be it further ena&ed, That the ar ticles of the following desciiption shall he held and considered as being embraced by, thede , ,cription'of articles, the importatiorrof which is prohibited by the Mito which this At is a Supplement, that is to say, . All articles manufa6tured entirely of:bilk and wool, or of silk and flax, or of flax and wool ; tFloor cloths ; ' Woollen cassimcres, carpets, carpeting and mats, .'whose invoice prices bbal 1 exceed ,a 3. sterling per sqn yard. '0•• Sec. 3.—And be k further etiltiaccl,* That when ever a doubt shall arise whether any triticle imported into the United States is embraced by tte• descrip tion of articles, the importation of which is pro hibited by the "Ad to which this A6t' iS'u Sup plement, the .Comptroncr's dcuinion thereon', ap proved by the Secretary of the Tfeasoty, t;b~rll be final and conclusive, and be , taken awl held in every„ respell as the true construction of the Act. - Sea, 4.--And be it further enacted, That no arti cles which shall be imported from any place,be}ond the Cape of Good Hop), on board airy Vessel cleared out before the 'day, of •- from any Port 'within the United States, or the territories thereof, for the said Cape of Good Hope i or any place beyond the same, shall be subjeCk to the prohibition ena6ted by the Aa to which this A& is a . Supplement. . YEsratt DAY tnorning an AustriatiGentlentan'ar rived at Dover frent *Calais in a Flfic , of Truces he reached town .at a late hour last , night, and imme. diately waited upon Prince Soottlnymq:: with hi, DispatcheS, and the .substance of . them • were this morning' communicated to HIS ,MajcStys 'Ministers. The nature of these Dispately,s, of course,. has not transpired ; but there'. - itPpt:mrs eVery :reason:to be= lieve that they :relate to tli4' 'Offer,' on the part' , 'of . .Austria, 'to, mediate -a' Peace. -between this Cotintry and Prance-'-an :oar whiclr, in the pre. , sent unfortunate state: of the Continent, Ministers: could not, we,tbink, accept withont compromising the honour and interests. of this country; 'lf any Negotiation is to tale place, .it must be direaly be tween this Country and France. There is now no , ~,,o f. Power. on 'the ."Continent sritliciently ,independent and.disinterested to p6l rs . ri Mediator. : In alluding I, to this.' subjeet, .we Cannot but notice the charges ' which are .daily brOught . by the OppoSifioft 'Writers against the' Ministerial Papers. It, is said that•they are perpetUallyciainaOring against:peace :. acharge!more , unfounded we can hardly conceive. l'he Minittev . • flat Papers .have not •clatnoured against peaCe, but they haVe endeavoured' to . ihew 'the impoliCyand the . folly of endeavouring to procure, petitiobs for peace, `l,vben it is well known. that BUON/VPAiilT:has in pa- . titive terml:declared. that he.will consent to no peace. 1 that will not for ever 4estrey, the noitithe supprinri- • ty of Great Britain. It is curious•to observe the dif ferent accusations which ,have beendbronght ag4inst. Ministers upon the subjed of Peace. By korne of their opponents, it is said, that they are cletermin ed to carry, on the war at all cvents, and to every extretriity, and that they are indignant , even at the mention of Peace. By others it is.assert- - eJ, that they would make liny, 54erifieti'oP`the. 1 interests of their Country that could be detuimded; for the purpose of obtaining . tt .2eaCesl auo thereby : keep their places. We wish these Gentlemen vietlitl:, be-kind enough to settle among, themselves 'which .is the charge they mean seriously to prefer, * fur it is' , a little 'too much that they shoUld have the advitu. , tage of both. . , Tura,: are so many different accounts of the state of public opinion , and national sentiment in America, and the disposition of those who exercise the powers of Government in that Country, that it is - not an easy matter to tbrm a just estimate of what conduft it is likely ultimately to pursue. If the Americans really had an enlightened view of their own interests,. and that. degree of national, spirit which ought always to,charaderize an Independent People, they would see that it is their true policy to continue in friendship with Great Britain, and to resist. the arrogant- restri6tions which France wants to impo'se-upon all Neutral States, Besides,.what ever ugly be the present - power of France, it' trust be evident that it chietly, if not- entirely, depeims. on'the life ofiIuONAPARTE t •At his death a atruggie for dOminion, and a conflict of different Fa&owl; must again be expected to divide that unhtippy Country, for if never can be conceived that so' nu merous a popolation,i *ugh kept in awe at present by a ruilitliry t delPotismi..warCOntentedly acquiesce in theGoveriintent.f . or IitiONAARTE'S descendants., r their own sakes .ithi military. Chieftains support BUONAPAIITE, but at { lis death they will all, have . separate interests, or, if they combine, it will be some Spice Of : Opp - before they can attend properly do. thei r external. "relation s. In the Mean time, the Constitution of this Country will remain ;firm and. secure, : and we shall be able to;nain- Jaic all our intercourse with friendly States.;--- these 'are 'Conskieratioui which ought paiticuliriy to impress Aipeiicans, who are:'a' rbfleaing - People, and who are thought to. be ,particularly alive to theirintereSts. ,But: it is said;, that, not withstanding. all . the arrogant' demands of 'France upon Neutral States, she and Amerid a were n ev er upon more amicable terms than, at , this moment. General ARMSTRONG, . the American •Minister in 'France, it is said, is high in favouf: at the French Court, and whatever he asks is fthely conceded.-- As proof of this friendly f oe e t i n g, it is stated that General 41%31'110NC/ has recently, obtained li berty for upwards of three humdred,American sai lors, who had been captured ofa 'board. British Ves- Sels... It, is even said, that before the unlucky'affair of.the. Chesapeake, a War with Great Britain was confidently dipeeted it ditnerica, though such an event, .it was admitted, would be likely .to ruin its commerce. That. the VRESIDENT of. the -United States has a•predileaioii for France -hat lang.been suspected ; but he iva man, of sense, and never can suppose it 'possible Olathe will' be permitted to gra tify his private feelifogs.at_the'expence of his Coun try. Fur out.own vat, we COnfidentlY rely upon the moderation ofd intr present Rulers, as well as upon their fipirit mut wisdom, and cannot but indulge a hope that the good sense of the Americans in gene ral will triumph over the fatitious spirit and narrow ittiOrests of individuals, and that . .they will see, hononr as well as profit in the continuance of p friendly intercourse with Great Britain. But after all, W r e .. are. sorry to add, that accounts have reached l i iverpool from America,' which .state, that the Nongimportation AA was actually carried info effea on . the 14th ult. under certain restriCliens circumstance that indeed does not tend to strengthen the hope which we have ventured to express on the important subject ,pf our connexion with tha t Country.. Yinterday, about twelve o'clock„ their MAJESTIES arrived at the Queen's Palace, front Windsor, in their travelling carriage, escorted by a party of Light Hurst?. the PRINCESSES followed in two other car riagen. Span after one o'clock the Princesses ELIZABETH and. SOPHIA went to St. jamet's Palace; and honoured La . dy CHARLOTTE FINCH, at her apartments, with . a morning ; visit. Their Royal Highnesses were boon after fqlOwed by their Royal sisters, the Princesses MnAY and AAIRLIA j they all remained with their respkaed Governess till about three o'clock, when they returned to the Queen's Palace. , . Soon after two O'CiOCK MAJESTY held a pri vate Levee at the Queen's Palace, which was nu merously attended. • There were present— , The, Laid Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Lord Chiet Justice of th e Court of .K.'ing's Bernal; ti t .: Lord Chamberlain, the Sheriffs of London taut Middlesex, Alderman Shaw, the Recorder of London, the Duke 91, Montrose, Mt Saris of Mould uz. bridge, Viscount HawardenA Loma Somerville, Haithfield, and 1.. Cower; Sirs 1.1. Ker and S. Shairp Generals Sir I. Moore, Vlllettes, aget, Lumley, Fraser anct.Oates ; Co'. oriels Kempt, Clinton, arid Nichols; the Rev. Mr. Digby ; Messrs. Stewart, Phillips, Smith, Gariicke, Herbert, and w kink. • The following,had the honour of being presented to His H MAJSTY : d • Sir lathes lanes Ker r ; upon his marriage, by the harl of Fife. '• • Lord Leveson Gower, upon his return from his Embassy to the Couir of St. Petersburgh. Messrs. Phillips and Smith, the Sheriff: of London and Middlesex, 'upon their elation to their office, by Mr. Alder. min Shaw. Major-Ceneral Paget, upori his promotion and return from Sully , by :the Earl.of Uxbridge. Lieut.-Cep. Sir John Aloore, upon his return from Sicily. l'he Rei. Mi. Digby, upon his being appointed one of the Car t4ns of Windsor, by Lord Somerville. Mt: Stewart, upon his return from Ins being Secretary to • tlie E rnba'isy at Si. Petersburgh. • Lieutenant-General V illettes, upon his being appointed to the command et the 64th Regiment, and to .be - Lieutenant. Govenior of the island of Jamaica, and Commander at the Forces with the rank of General in the Island. upon )us return as Otis Majesty's Envoy from the Courts of Copenhagen anti Prussia. ' Bripdicr-General Lumley, upon Isis return from South Anienca. Sir Stephen Slisirp, upon his return froln being iii Majes. ty's Consul at St..Petersburgh. Major.Genaral M . K.ctme Fraser, upon his return from the Mediterranean. 4 Colonel tempt, of the 8 tst Regiment, upon his being ap• pointed Quater Master-General to His Majesty's Forces in North-Awerica. • Colonel Henry Clinton, upon his return front Sicily. Lieutenant. Colonel Nichols, "of the Royal York hangers, upon: his promotion, and return frown fluent* AMA. • Viiotiat ilAwarden, upon his succeeding to that title. Major-General Oakes, upon his return tom §icity. "His MAILSTY gave audiences to the Cabinet Ministers; Lord LEVEUON GOVIUR; and Mr. GAII - .. tind held - a Privy Council, Itt which the Its eounatt of Lontim; attended, and made his report of the seven conVitits capitally convi6led at the last Old Bailey Sessions.. Tie Court did not break ue till near hall-past tix o'clock. Yesterday a number of the Female Nobility and persons of distinftion paid their reapeas io her MA:. nom/ and the Pa►s:aassss at the Clneen's.Palace.., Yesterday the Lord Chamberlain sent a number of tickets of adMission for spedators, at the ensuing celebration of her Majesty's Birth Day, to the Chaim au4 ilmitdzsigs, MA 1 I.S. As.l IVAD--I iamaica, Duz---t Gottenburgh, r- Dublin, 3 Watertord. , PRICE w' STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening - . . . 64 THE SUN. 11.0LZA:QUIS ', D ' ICRiZ FALIUM AUDIAT ? LONDON; WEDNRiDAYi,,JAWL/AliY 14i 1808. JAMAICA PAPERS. KINGSTON, Nov. 14.--Arrived the Nonpareil; we learn, by her, that several Vessels were unfortu- Oltely lost in a severe gale of wind, on the Indian e f oast,•.onuthe 17th ult. among which were the fol. Brig Bthnuda Packet, FERGUSSOM, crew saved, and arrived in--the Nonpareil va Schooner belonging to Curacoa," five of the crew saved; a Man:of 1 ; 4 1a! Brij, lose Off Cape Chrchebacoa,'all ban& perish- id ; the ;bodies of the Captain (Which was dis tinguished by the epaulet on his shoulder), and fairty 7 six of the .crew, were washed ashore; and. • a ;Schooner belon&ing to this Port, the crew ,of vdlich g ot safe on shove, but were afterwards in 4manly murdered by the Indians: :,The.lianizah was.bound.to Dominica, but haling' sprung a leak at sea, was obliged - to bear away for • this Island. On . Thursday Se'npight, off Jacrnel, • she was boarded- by a French Privateer Schooner, of two guns, and - 65 men; belonging to St. :Tago de - Cnba, the:crew of which plundered her of all ha. rigging; live stock, and a quantity of . cabini.stores, &c. and . broke open Capt. Caurstes trunks, and took all his wearing apparel. • ..; TWo Inquests . were held the day before yesterday, one on the body of War. S•rcin, Surgeon of Narcissus Guineaman, 'found, dead in the Fislk , - . Market early that morning,_ when, after the exami nation of several witnesses, a ,verdict ()I.'. Wiltul murder against HENRY LAITca, Captain of the Ellta Guineaman, and RIC . HARD LUNDY, Captain, and • ALcx,..MlLLart, Mete; of the Hils4rongi Gninea7' man," was returned., By the evidence which was adds on the above . Inquisition, it Was discovered that talcrime of - siniilar atrocity had been perpetrated oni the body of Wm.: Woon, SecOnd Mate of 11)0. Elfr,a Guinearnan,which had been interred at Spring'-' Path, by order of Capt. L'AFI;EIt, the sakne,ruoriiinge.: The Coroner therefore issued his authority fur titb . ; boly.belng taken up, and the'Jury accordingly ceodea to the place of its interment to.inspea it. On 'opening the coffin; the b e dy.wasJound in a coMplete state of nudity, not a. rag.of any descrip::'_. (ion about it, several marks of blows appeared. the breast; head, &c. an d t it was the opinion of the .: Surgeon who attended, after eNatnining it, and' open- ing apart of the head, that he came by his deatb from violence. The Jury immediately' returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against NRY LAFTER).' Captain, and MICHAEL. KELLY, Mate, Ofthe Egt Guineaman. ..- • A further examination of the Witni i sses, who appeared at the_ : lnqUests on Thursday, took place at the Court-House yesterday, when an additional evidence was brought forward, and the above-men" firmed persons were fully committed ter„ take ; their trial at the ensuing January Surrey Assize - Court. BRIDGE -TOWN , -T N BARBADOES, OCT. 07.-4-Us EX** celleitcy Major-General , MAITLO.ND; Governor. 91 Grenada, arrived' here on Sunday last;: in the Atreck . Ship Emma, sit days from thence. . • ~• His: Majesty's Brig Express, from A.ntigna, aP Skipjack Schooner, from Grenada,' haV4'arrived since our last. By the Express' we learn, that acceuets were received at Antigua of His Majesty's - Ships . Ccrterus and Cygnet having, about the 'l4th or 04.1 ti. inst. cut ,out fromy Bas Point, Sanity wren I.)anish Vessels; and that they still remained .off tha4 waiting to •be joined by the Galatea, whtrthey intended to make a dash, a lasCuraica, upo'n the Island 'of St. Thomas. • Accounts from Earbadoes, of the 27th of Novear ber, announce the capture of the Ships Eliot and Juno, • frotn Demerara. They were carrivd . into Gualaloupe. These accounts also rnentiein the cap* lure of several French Privateers which had pre' viously annoyed our trade, by• His Majesty's ShiP the Blonde; • -• : • • . , Accounts from St. Domingo state, the:, the new Genera4Jaaabt; had fortified ltimelf in Borcawill' where he waited until he could a s sembh : 'a autfici°tlt. force for an attack on St. Marc. LA MARE WO from 10c,,.0r..1. a t wag es.- harassing Cn tiro' , nii 1 1 T p e tat (I that a decisive a6tion would soon be fought• serioni accident: happened yesterday to ; Mr. 0., &Hearn, a yaung Gentleman who resides in 'Port land-plaCe, occasioned by the restiveness of his horse. Mr. H. had ptirchased the horse, which had a good deal of blood,. so recently. - as Saturday last, and lac had boOposintect him but twice before. On taking htirn!okit of ii,stal.;le ;in an adjoining tne.wa, the ani mal began to play as usual, by rising gently before ; and a Gentleman who accoinpanied7Mr. Hearn'- ad visecl him to. dii,mount, to prevent.an accident. Thu hose went (inlet a short distance, and began to plunge, and on his rider clapping spurs' totitn, I )° reared and fell, over on his back; Mr." Li; .was taken from under the animal with his shoulder dislocated and his head dangerously fractured. - He-War fakell into the house of Mrs.. HeArb, but-we understood; that apprehensions were.entertained• of the accident. proving fatal. .• ''W.bether it be-th a t f avour i te Numbers float on— the imekdivations of 'Fortune's Suitors, because all the capital Prizes will be afloat in the Wheel of tha t present Latter*, or whether from the sip.-.T-richli ess of the Scheme in principal Prizes; certain is it, tha t pplicatOns for Parch:alai Numb e rs, ara., itoVi ext° sively mad e t o a ll t h e O ff i ces: This demand, a 63096 numerous other rea sons ,. strong l y i ncu l ct i tes - an'eafq possession of TiCtets and Shares.